STOP PRESS****LATEST NEWS****STOP PRESS ****LATEST NEWS THE CLUB MALKES IT 4 WINS OUT OF 5 MATCHES IN SOUTH AFRICA The Club began its Centenary celebrations in style with four consecutive wins. After the Stellenbosch leg of the tour was successfully completed the team moved to Cape Town where it saw in the new year. On 2nd Jan defeated Groot Drak despite the "equaliser" provided by the home side. ( A shot of the local brandy before going out to bowl.) Undeterred the Cryptics bowled out their hosts for 188 to win by 35 runs. John Hamilton got his first runs of the tour and JC turned in a fine all round performance which included an irritated shout of "why?" when asked to take a break by the captain. On 4th Jan the club defeated Cape Town Cricket Club, the second oldest club in SA, to ensure he undefeated run continued withthe margin of 80 runs being the biggest so far. Unfortunately the wheels came off in Fish Hoek where the strength of the local side and the frankly rubbish batting of most of the Club's leading batters led to a comprehensive thrashing. The headlines so far: * Brilliant Denselow hundred against Elgin * Briscoe suffers tour ending injury in game one * Cryptics makes front page of local paper (and inside front and double-page spread!) * JC secures MoM award with runs, wickets and run out at Groot * Ireland snares 3 for third time in 3 matches. * More runs and wix for Will Denselow but accolades to superb Tom Pugh bowling which secures win at Cape Town CC * Only Skipper Swerls with 24 and guest Francois Wainker (OSE) with 22 reach double figures as Club skittled by Fish Hoek The full itinerary can be found on the SA Tour page and match details as and when the arrive will be posted on the SA Tour results page. THE NEW CRYPTICS WEBSITE IS UNDER CONSTRUCTION (This will go live in January 2010. Until that time, this site will be kept up to date.) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CENTENARY MAILING The mailing, with full details of the year and a Dinner Booking Form, was posted to all Club members on 18th December. If you have not received your copy, please contact the Membership Secretary, Alex Hutchinson (alexjhutchinson@hotmail.com), as this may mean the Club does not hold the correct address for you. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ORDER YOUR CENTENARY MERCHANDISE NOW! A range of items are in production, you can place your order now. Go to the Merchandise tab. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2009 Season Summary Played 35 Won 15 Lost 17 Drawn 3. Cancelled 3 Fewer matches cancelled than any year recently. (2 through rain, 2 cancelled by opposition, although a replacement team was found for one of these. - - - - - - - - - - -- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2010 CENTENARY DRAW - LATEST RESULTS OCTOBER 2009 £50 Nick Priestnall £15 Dom Pike £10 Jeremy Winter Monthly draws will take place and the results will be posted here. YOU HAVE TO BE IN IT TO WIN IT! If you wish to participate (£24pa) contact nickpriestnall@msn.com or 07850 484488. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THE CRYPTICS CC CENTENARY The Club marks its Centenary in 2010. An exciting programme is being developed to celebrate this occasion. Details will be provided during the year. The highlight events are: - Tour to South Africa, departing 27th December 2009 - Centenary Dinner at Lord's on Saturday 27th March 2010 (Guest speaker John Barclay) - Tour to Sporting Alfas (Spain) 5-10th April 2009 - Radley Festival of Cricket, 16-18th July 2010 (including match v MCC, golf challenge and real tennis) - Match v Cross Arrows at Lord's (date tbc) PLUS a full fixture list and the Northern, Southern and West Midlands Tours. PLUS publication of the Club's History PLUS Centenary shirts, ties and shields for purchase FULL DETAILS WILL BE IN THE MAILING SENT IN DECEMBER 2009. ___________________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________________ THE CRYPTICS IS A WANDERING CLUB WITH A SPLENDID TRADITION OF PLAYING A HIGH STANDARD OF CRICKET AGAINST GREAT CLUB, SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY TEAMS AND OF TOURING. IT DOES NOT PLAY IN A LEAGUE. THE CLUB ALWAYS WELCOMES NEW PLAYERS AND HAS SPECIAL CONCESSIONS FOR THOSE IN FULL-TIME EDUCATION. HOWEVER IT DOES NOT EMPLOY PROFESSIONAL PLAYERS. THE CRYPTICS WAS FOUNDED IN 1910 AND IS LOOKING FORWARD TO ITS CENTENARY IN 2010.